Uniola virgata
(Poir.) Yates
Limestone grass, Wiregrass
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Description
A tropical grass in the family Poaceae.
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Edible Uses
The seeds are cooked and eaten.
Traditional Uses
The seeds are cooked and eaten.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Antilles, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, West Indies,
Cultivation
A plant of lowland tropical areas.
Other Uses
The fibres in the stems and leaves are used for making paper. The stems have been made into ropes.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Espartillo, Yerba de alambre
References (1)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 481 (As Leptochloopsis virgata)
